You know, this is basically the same debate this country has had since its founding. You guys on the far right basically represent the anti-federalists. I mean, you're essentially arguing for a return to the Articles of Confederation. You're Neo confederates. I'm not sure if you're aware, but Lincoln squashed all that, and the supreme court has firmly established the supremacy of the federal government.
Let's get another thing out of the way. All these moronic tea party people have no clue about history. The Boston Tea Party was not in defiance of taxes. The taxes were of a pretty trivial sum. The rebellion was because of taxation without representation. People in the US were subjects not citizens, therefore they weren't represented in British Parliament. They viewed this as a violation of British Common law, which they highly respected.
Government has a valuable role to play. One of those roles is stimulating the economy. Another role is investing in research and development. You can thank the government for things like the internet and space program, for starters.
The Kremlin nailed exactly what's going on with the GOP right now. And now they've backed themselves into a corner with their no new taxes bullshit and are desperately looking for a way to not lose face when the debt ceiling is inevitably raised.
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